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Where does the money go?

Pennsylvania schools pay an average of $1.43 per square foot annually for energy costs (electricity and heating fuel), which could translate to more than a million dollars each year to run even a mid-sized district.

Most of the electricity is used for ...

• lighting
• cooling
• plug loads like computers and copiers

Natural gas is typically used for space heating. Addressing these areas is the best place to start when making energy efficiency and conservation improvements to a school.

adapted from E source; Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey

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